Blog & Newsletter

The Experience Economy

David McKillips writes about what makes people line up — the operating decisions, brand instincts, and leadership habits behind experiences worth traveling for.

Now Publishing on LinkedIn

The Experience Economy — a newsletter by David McKillips

New issues delivered to subscribers on LinkedIn: dispatches on the shift from things to moments, notes from three decades of building family entertainment brands, and what the next chapter of experiential business looks like.

What He Writes About

Recurring Themes

I.

The Experience Premium

Why consumers keep shifting spend from things to moments — and what that means for anyone building a venue, a brand, or a destination.

II.

Leading Through Crisis

Field notes from restructurings, reopenings, and reinventions: what actually holds a team together when the plan stops working.

III.

Brands as Institutions

How intellectual property, licensing, and operational excellence combine to turn an entertainment brand into a cultural fixture.